Best Practices in Executive Recruitment: How to Hire Smarter
Questions about job evaluation in executive recruitment? Our professional team of senior recruiters is here to help. Executive recruitment is never just about filling a seat—it’s about aligning talent with strategic goals. In high-stakes hiring, a thoughtful, structured approach is essential. Whether you’re hiring a CEO or building out a leadership team, applying best practices […]
Job Evaluation in Executive Recruitment: Why It Matters
Questions about job evaluation in executive recruitment? Our professional team of senior recruiters is here to help. Executive recruitment is high-stakes. The decisions made during the executive search process can shape the future of a company. One often-overlooked tool that strengthens these decisions is job evaluation. When done well, job evaluation supports not only equitable […]
Job Design in Recruitment: Better Descriptions = Better Results
Questions about job design in recruiting? Our professional team of senior recruiters is here to help. When hiring for executive roles, organizations often focus heavily on qualifications, experience, and cultural fit. Yet one crucial factor is frequently overlooked: job design. A well-designed role is clear, realistic, and strategically aligned. Without it, even the most qualified […]
Skewed Decisions: Affinity Bias in Hiring
Questions about affinity bias in hiring? Our professional team of senior recruiters is here to help. Even with the best intentions, hiring decisions are often affected by unconscious preferences. One of the most prevalent forms is affinity bias—our tendency to favour people who resemble ourselves in appearance, background, beliefs, or behaviour. In the context of […]
Recruitment Metrics That Actually Matter
Questions about recruitment metrics? Our professional team of senior recruiters is here to help. Recruitment is both an art and a science. While experience and intuition play vital roles in evaluating candidates, today’s competitive hiring landscape demands a more data-driven approach. Recruitment metrics help organizations track, assess, and improve their talent acquisition efforts. When used […]
Employer Protection During Layoffs: Employment Law Update
Get the latest on layoffs, class action suits, employee entitlements, and interview questions. We recently spoke with employment lawyer Danny Bernstein, partner at Roper Greyell LLP. He gave us pertinent information on all of this and more. Pressed for time? Skip ahead. S1: Employer Protection While Preparing for Layoffs S2: Class Action Suits Against Employers […]
International Women’s Day: Reflections from Recruiters
Goldbeck Recruiting celebrates International Women’s Day by recognizing our many female clients, placed candidates, and, last but not least, staff members. Leading up to the annual observance, our team gathered to discuss the role that gender plays in recruiting and hiring in 2025—what has changed, what hasn’t, and how best to approach the situation. […]
Labour Force Update Feb 7, 2025
Canada’s job market continued to expand in January, adding 76,000 jobs (+0.4%), according to the latest Statistics Canada report.1 The employment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 61.1%, marking the third consecutive month of growth. The unemployment rate declined slightly to 6.6%, down 0.1 percentage points from December. Employment gains in January follow increases […]
Will an Employer’s Market Roll Back Work Life Balance?
Have we entered an employer’s market? How are HR departments utilizing artificial intelligence? How is work-life balance being established? Communicated? How can DEI be measured? Once again, HR expert Judy Slutsky shares her insights on current trends and future directions in human resources. Have We Entered an Employer’s Market? While Slutsky has seen the dust […]
Rebranding Natural Resources and: Winning Over Young Talent
The natural resources sector is facing a talent crisis. As experienced professionals retire, companies are struggling to fill critical roles. This issue is further compounded by young people’s reluctance to join the industry, viewing it as outdated, unsustainable, or misaligned with their values. What’s driving these perceptions? A combination of legacy stereotypes, limited awareness of […]